Amy Li (She/Her)

Dr. Li studies strategies to improve indoor air quality and reduce occupant exposure to airborne pollutants in residential and commercial buildings. Her research is focused on smart ventilation and filtration systems that use sensors to automate system operation. She also investigates the impact of occupant activities on indoor pollutant sources and explores the effectiveness of occupant-centric approaches to mitigate these sources. In addition, Dr. Li is working with an interdisciplinary team that includes experts in engineering, epidemiology, medicine, and knowledge translation to improve indoor air quality in community spaces and congregate settings and explore the relationship between indoor air quality and public health policy and guidance. Dr. Li serves as a member of the Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, which is working to create guidelines for indoor air quality.

• Indoor air quality
• HVAC systems
• Smart ventilation and filtration
• Air cleaning strategies
• Indoor pollutant monitoring
• Filter forensics
• IAQ in community spaces
• Impact of occupant behaviour on IAQ
• Sustainable buildings

• 2021, Doctorate Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
• 2016, Bachelor of Applied Science Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada

• AE 200 - Enclosure Design Studio
  • Taught in 2023
• AE 405 - Building Performance Measurement Lab
  • Taught in 2022, 2023

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Amy, K and Li, Tianyuan and James, LLana and Siegel, Jeffrey and O'Campo, Patricia and others, Systematically omitting indoor air quality: sub-standard guidance for shelters, group homes and long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic, medRxiv, , 2022
• Li, Tianyuan and Siegel, Jeffrey A, Assessing the impact of filtration systems in indoor environments with effectiveness, Building and Environment, 107389, 2021
• Li, Tianyuan and Siegel, Jeffrey A, The impact of control strategies on filtration performance, Energy and Buildings, 111378, 2021
• Li, Tianyuan and Siegel, Jeffrey A, In situ efficiency of filters in residential central HVAC systems, Indoor air, 315, 2020
• Matava, Clyde and Collard, Vincent and Siegel, Jeffrey and Denning, Simon and Li, Tianyuan and Du, Bowen and Fiadjoe, John and Fiset, Pierre and Engelhardt, Thomas and CLEARANCE Group and others, Use of a high-flow extractor to reduce aerosol exposure in tracheal intubation, BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, , 2020

• Faculty researchers awarded $900K from government
• ‘Everyone wants clean air’: Waterloo parent speaks out over public school board’s addressment of air quality in classrooms, CTV News - Kitchener
• Wildfire smoke is in our homes. Here's how to clear out toxic particles, CBC News
• Masking up (again) and other ways to protect yourself from wildfire smoke, CBC News: The National
• School Airflow Upgrades Years Away, Winnipeg Free Press
• Air quality CO2 sensor project will target public school classrooms, CBC News - Kitchener-Waterloo
• Is an $800 purifier best to clean your home's air? Marketplace tested 5 top brands and their claims, CBC Market Place